This weeks reading combines both the elements of vivid and nonrealistic drama. Los Vendidos tackles the stereotyping of Mexican-Americans and although it was start performed in 1967, the prejudices that it addresses are still very prevalent in The United States today. Here we are almost five decades later and still these prejudices dominant our daily discourse and the politics of our state and that is a sad reality. The play does contain stereotyped images not as a promotion of those stereotypes, but rather to go people to think more deeply about the consequences of much(prenominal) ignorance. It also contains some profanity, but it is important that as readers of books we understand that it is not placed within this play scarcely to get a laugh or to hollywoodize it for the shock effect- it has neat purpose that no other word could capture. Keep that in mind and be mature in your handling of whatever discussions that involve the stereotypes of Mexican Americans and/or language. 1. What are some realistic and nonrealistic elements presented in the play? Why does the playwright include them and/or combine the two kinds of elements? What is the effect?
2. Explore the stereotyping that constituentizes the models that Honest Sancho offers for sale. At whom is the satire directed--the four models, or the people who stereotype others? What is the suggestion of these men being presented as if they are machines? 3. Describe the character of Miss Jimenez. Do you find that she is treated sympathetically by the play? 4. How effective is the surprise ending? 5. How would ones race and downplay affect his or her reaction to the actions within this play? fox an example of two types of people and how and why they may react to it.
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